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Woman: The business world is still surprised at the latest rise in interest rates announced by the Central Bank yesterday.
女：商界仍然對央行昨天宣布的最新加息信息感到驚訝。
A full 1% was totally unexpected.
加息幅度為1%，完全出乎人們的意料。
To discuss this we'll be talking to the Chairman of the Bank and Derek Hallam, the President of the Small Business Association.
我們將與央行總裁和小型企業協會主席德里克·哈勒姆共同進行討論這個問題。
Now Derek has been in the news lately.
最近，德里克一直出現在新聞中。
As you may recall, he made a speech to the CBI in which he expressed his concern at the damage being done to exports by the strength of the domestic currency.
你們可能還記得，他在CBI上發表了一次演講，表達了他對本國貨幣的力度對出口造成損害的關切。
We'll be returning to that story later - but first, the other main news story.
我們稍后再回來討論此事，先來看看另一條主要的新聞。
The proposed merger between the two giant chemical companies AKC and TBN is to go ahead despite objections lodged with the Monopolies Commission.
盡管壟斷委員會提出異議，但兩家大型化工公司AKC和TBN的合并計劃仍將繼續實施。
Shares in the companies have increased by 10% since the announcement. A spokesman for AKC has ...
自公告發布以來，兩家公司的股票已上漲了10%。AKC的發言人......
Man: Right I'll stop it there,
男：好了，我就播到這里。
but before we begin I'd just like to draw your attention to some negative comments we've had from members of the public, concerning the format of the programme;
不過在我們開始討論前，我們想讓大家注意一些我們從公眾那里收集到的有關節目形式的負面評論；
and secondly, from the Institute of Managers about aggressive interviewing styles.
其次，是從管理者協會得到的有關咄咄逼人的訪談風格的評論。
The details are in the file in front of you. Now to continue ...
你們面前的文件中含有詳細信息。現在我們繼續......
